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C99500 Copper vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 13
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0